The Super Mario Bros Movie 2023

The Super Mario Bros Movie 2023 Search The Super Mario Bros Movie Article Talk LanguageDownload PDFWatchView source This article is about the 2023 animated film For the 1993 live-action film see Super Mario Bros film For the 1986 Japanese animated film see Super Mario Bros The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach The Super Mario Bros Movie is a 2023 American animated adventure comedy film based on Nintendo s Mario video game franchise Produced by Universal Pictures Illumination and Nintendo and distributed by Universal it was directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic and written by Matthew Fogel The ensemble voice cast includes Chris Pratt Anya Taylor-Joy Charlie Day Jack Black Keegan-Michael Key Seth Rogen and Fred Armisen The film features an origin story for the brothers Mario and Luigi Italian-American plumbers who are transported to an alternate world and become entangled in a battle between the Mushroom Kingdom led by Princess Peach and the Koopas led by Bowser The Super Mario Bros Movie Theatrical release poster Directed by Aaron HorvathMichael Jelenic Written byMatthew FogelBased onMario by Nintendo a Produced by Chris MeledandriShigeru Miyamoto Starring Chris PrattAnya Taylor-JoyCharlie DayJack BlackKeegan-Michael KeySeth RogenFred Armisen Edited byEric OsmondMusic byBrian Tyler b Production companies Universal PicturesIlluminationNintendo Distributed byUniversal Pictures Release dates April 1 2023 L A Live April 5 2023 United States Running time 92 minutes 1 CountryUnited States 2 LanguageEnglishBudget 100 million 3 Box office 1 362 billion 4 5 After the critical and commercial failure of the live-action film Super Mario Bros 1993 Nintendo became reluctant to license its intellectual properties for film adaptations Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto became interested in developing another film during the development of the Virtual Console service Through Nintendo s work with Universal Parks Resorts to create Super Nintendo World he met with Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri By 2016 they were discussing a Mario film and in January 2018 Nintendo announced that it would produce it with Illumination and Universal Production was underway by 2020 and the cast was announced in September 2021 The Super Mario Bros Movie premiered at Regal LA Live in Los Angeles on April 1 2023 and was released in the United States on April 5 to mixed reviews from critics The film grossed 1 36 billion worldwide and broke multiple box-office records including the biggest worldwide opening weekend for an animated film and the highest-grossing film based on a video game It also became the second-highest-grossing film of 2023 the third-highest-grossing animated film and the highest-grossing film produced by Illumination Plot Italian-American brothers Mario and Luigi have recently opened a plumbing business in Brooklyn to the derision of their ex-employer Spike and the disapproval of their father After seeing a significant water main leak on the news Mario and Luigi go underground to fix it but are sucked into a Warp Pipe and separated Mario lands in the Mushroom Kingdom ruled by Princess Peach while Luigi arrives in the Dark Lands ruled by the evil Koopa king Bowser Bowser seeks to marry Peach and will destroy the Mushroom Kingdom using a Super Star if she refuses He imprisons Luigi to threaten Mario whom he sees as competition for Peach s love Mario meets Toad who takes him to Peach Peach plans to ally with the primate Kongs to help repel Bowser and allows Mario and Toad to travel with her She also tells Mario that she ended up in the Mushroom Kingdom as a baby where the Toads took her in and eventually made her their leader In the Jungle Kingdom King Cranky Kong agrees to help if Mario defeats his son Donkey Kong in a fight Despite Donkey Kong s immense strength Mario defeats him using a Cat Suit Mario Peach Toad and the Kongs use karts to drive back to the Mushroom Kingdom but Bowser s army ambushes them on Rainbow Road When a blue-shelled Koopa General destroys part of the road in a kamikaze attack Mario and Donkey Kong plummet to the ocean while the other Kongs are captured Peach and Toad return to the Mushroom Kingdom and urge the citizens to evacuate Bowser arrives aboard his flying castle and proposes to Peach who reluctantly accepts after Bowser s advisor Kamek tortures Toad Mario and Donkey Kong having been eaten by an eel-like Maw-Ray learn they both want the respect of their fathers They escape the Maw-Ray by riding a rocket from Donkey Kong s kart and hurry to Bowser and Peach s wedding At the wedding ceremony Bowser intends to execute all of his prisoners in lava in Peach s honor Toad smuggles an Ice Flower into Peach s bouquet which she uses to freeze Bowser Mario and Donkey Kong arrive and free the prisoners with Mario using a Tanooki Suit to save Luigi Bowser frees himself and summons a Bomber Bill to destroy the Mushroom Kingdom but Mario knocks it off course and directs it into the Warp Pipe where it detonates creating a vacuum that causes everyone and Bowser s flying fortress to be transported to Brooklyn Mario attempts to grab the Star but is violently assaulted by the enraged Bowser who also swiftly defeats Peach Toad and Donkey Kong Mario is encouraged by his advert to stand up and face Bowser who almost incinerates him Luigi saves Mario with both grabbing the Super Star They defeat the Koopas destroy Bowser s Fortress and incapacitate Bowser Peach then shrinks Bowser with a Blue Mushroom and imprisons him Mario and Luigi are hailed as heroes by Brooklyn s populace including their parents and Spike Afterwards the brothers move to a house in the Mushroom Kingdom and begin a day of plumbing work together Voice cast See also Characters in the Mario franchise and List of Donkey Kong characters Chris Pratt as Mario 6 a struggling Italian-American plumber from Brooklyn New York who is accidentally transported to the world of the Mushroom Kingdom and embarks on a quest to save his brother 7 Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom Mario s mentor and love interest who entered the world of the Mushroom Kingdom as an infant and was raised by the Toads 7 8 Charlie Day as Luigi Mario s timid younger brother and fellow plumber who is captured by Bowser and his army 7 8 Jack Black as Bowser the King of the Koopas who rules the Dark Lands steals a powerful Super Star and plots to conquer the Mushroom Kingdom by marrying Peach 7